Counterfeits can have economic as well as health consequences: according to an American media survey, 40% of the food bought on Amazon is damaged.
The world moves: Axel de Tarlé. Amazon is accused of selling many stale products on its platform. Similarly, Bernard Arnault, the boss of LVMH, denounces the many fake "Vuitton" bags that abound on the platform.
It's an American survey of the CNBC chain that shows that in terms of food, when you order on Amazon, 40% of sellers refourgage damaged products. Explanations: the majority of products offered for sale are not sold by Amazon, but by third-party companies, SMEs, who take advantage of Amazon's marketplace, to sell their goods. And we find everything, including fake.
Bernard Arnault was Friday in Texas, with Donald Trump to inaugurate a new workshop Vuitton. And the boss of LVMH has officially complained to the US President of the counterfeit that is rife on Amazon. I did the test this morning again, you type "Vuitton" on Amazon, and we immediately offer you a "beautiful" Vuitton bag, sold ... 28 euros! Best of all, delivery is free from China.
Yes, finally everyone there is doubt that it is a fake! The buyer buys with full knowledge of the facts!
It's less innocuous than it seems. First, it damages the reputation of the brand. France is a country of big brands. And this can, in addition, be dangerous for the consumer: when you buy fake drugs, or fake spare parts in the automobile.
Moreover, Unifab, the anti-counterfeiting association, told me yesterday that fake perfumes sold on the Internet had, in 90% of cases, as a preservative: animal urea. More specifically: it is pig urine. In plain language, you are perfumed with pig pee. Not to mention that this traffic often finances terrorism. Just before the "Charlie Hebdo" attacks, the Kouachi brothers were arrested for a Nike shoe counterfeit case. So many reasons, to fight against this scourge of counterfeiting.